Is My Sex Life Ok? The Mediating Role of Sexual Anxiety in the Association between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Coercion against Women

Girard, Marianne; Dugal, Caroline; Hébert, Martine; Godbout, Natacha

doi:10.1080/10538712.2020.1774697

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“…This will lead to ED, sleep difficulties, and poor attachment behavior. Later on, females are at increased risk of developing sexual anxiety and re-victimization in romantic relationships ( 145 ). Sexual assaults on adolescent girls will lead to PTSD, complex PTSD, and life-impairing disturbances in self-organization, ED, negative self-concept, and interpersonal problems, leading in about 40% to continued traumatization ( 146 ).…”

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Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders. A Narrative Review

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Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a transdiagnostic construct defined as the inability to regulate the intensity and quality of emotions (such as, fear, anger, sadness), in order to generate an appropriate emotional response, to handle excitability, mood instability, and emotional overreactivity, and to come down to an emotional baseline. Because ED has not been defined as a clinical entity, and because ED plays a major role in child and adolescent psychopathology, we decided to summarize current knowledge on this topic based on a narrative review of the current literature.Methods: This narrative review is based on a literature search of peer-reviewed journals. We searched the databases ERIC, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO and PSYNDEX on June 2, 2020 for peer reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2020 in English language for the preschool, school, and adolescent age (2–17 years) using the following search terms: “emotional dysregulation” OR “affect dysregulation,” retrieving 943 articles.Results: The results of the literature search are presented in the following sections: the relationship between ED and psychiatric disorders (ADHD, Mood Disorders, Psychological Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Non-suicidal Self-Injury, Eating Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Personality Disorders, Substance Use Disorder, Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychosis and Schizophrenia, and Gaming Disorder), prevention, and treatment of ED.Conclusion: Basic conditions of ED are genetic disposition, the experience of trauma, especially sexual or physical abuse, emotional neglect in childhood or adolescence, and personal stress. ED is a complex construct and a comprehensive concept, aggravating a number of various mental disorders. Differential treatment is mandatory for individual and social functioning.

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Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders. A Narrative Review

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“…Research aiming to better understand sexual coercion between romantic partners has identified many intrapersonal factors that are associated with this form of partner violence: a history of child sexual abuse (Girard et al, 2020) and the endorsement of traditional sex roles beliefs (Hartwick et al, 2007) have been associated with higher sexual coercion victimization, whereas substance abuse (Ngo et al, 2018) and difficulties with emotion regulation (Shorey et al, 2015) have been reported by sexual coercion perpetrators. Yet, examining sexual coercion using an individual perspective to identify its risk markers precludes us from understanding the relational nature of more subtle forms of violence between romantic partners.…”

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Attachment Insecurities and Sexual Coercion in Same- and Cross-Gender Couples: The Mediational Role of Couple Communication Patterns

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Brassard

Claing

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Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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The use of subtle strategies to have sex with an unwilling partner is harmful to a couple's sexual well-being but these strategies remain understudied. This research examined the mediating role of communication patterns in the associations between attachment insecurities and sustained sexual coercion in 145 same-and cross-gender couples, and the moderating role of partners' gender. In addition to actor and partner effects, results revealed significant indirect effects from attachment insecurities to sexual coercion via communication patterns, with moderating effects of gender.Results may help practitioners and researchers understand the ways attachment insecurities and dysfunctional communication patterns can manifest in the experience of subtle forms of sexual coercion within couples.

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Child Maltreatment and Couples’ Sexual Health: A Systematic Review

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Bigras

Vaillancourt‐Morel

2022

Sexual Medicine Reviews

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Introduction Childhood maltreatment (CM) is an interpersonal trauma reported by 35% to 40% of individuals in population-based studies in North America. It refers to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as physical and emotional neglect. Although there is a growing body of cross-sectional work focusing on associations between CM and sexual health, most studies have ignored the broader relationship context in which sexuality is experienced. Objectives The current review sought to systematically and critically appraise all studies that reported on the association between CM and couples’ sexual health, to inform clinical care and recommendations for research. Methods The electronic literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsycNET (PsycINFO, PsychArticles), Medline, CINAHL, and Eric for peer-reviewed journal articles published before September 2021. Eligible studies had to report on the association between any form of CM and any dimension of sexual health in couples or individuals in a romantic relationship. Results In total, 13 studies (18 articles) were included in this systematic review: 4 studies pertained to clinical couples and 9, to community couples; 2 studies used a longitudinal design and 11, a cross-sectional design; 3 studies examined CM as a whole, 2 studies examined multiple subtypes of CM separately, 1 study examined both CM as a whole and its subtypes separately, whereas the other 7 studies focused on childhood sexual abuse. Results indicated that studies using valid measures of sexual health outcomes found significant associations between CM and worse outcomes – including declines over time – in both clinical and community samples. Mediators and moderators of these associations were also identified. Conclusions Findings provide preliminary support for the role of CM in couples’ sexual health. There is a need for future longitudinal studies involving both members of the couple, valid and multidimensional measures of sexual health, and potential mediators and moderators.

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Is My Sex Life Ok? The Mediating Role of Sexual Anxiety in the Association between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Coercion against Women

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders. A Narrative Review

Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders. A Narrative Review

Attachment Insecurities and Sexual Coercion in Same- and Cross-Gender Couples: The Mediational Role of Couple Communication Patterns

Child Maltreatment and Couples’ Sexual Health: A Systematic Review

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